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I think Emma is funny. I also find it very endearing that she was very concerned for her sister's matrimonial well-being. This highlights the new role of women being the nurturing, caring, raising type. Even as the old sister, she takes on the role of looking out for her younger sister. Also, it definitely shows the changing view in women's minds that they don't necessarily have to be married. I enjoy how she herself ended up being a cougar who enters a doomed marriage. - Christine | I think Emma is funny. I also find it very endearing that she was very concerned for her sister's matrimonial well-being. This highlights the new role of women being the nurturing, caring, raising type. Even as the old sister, she takes on the role of looking out for her younger sister. Also, it definitely shows the changing view in women's minds that they don't necessarily have to be married. I enjoy how she herself ended up being a cougar who enters a doomed marriage. - Christine | ||
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| + | I agree with Christine, I think this highlights a new role of women for the reasons Christine listed. I also think it shows how women perceived men at that time. I know that Emma had a bad experience with her husband who lost all of their money, so she had reason to be skeptical, but the stereotypes of men are very clear. The worries of Emma include, "the possibility of your lover's seeing some object that he will consider more interesting than you," and "his business will occupy his attention". These are very real fears of women at that time. | ||
== Caroline Gilman, “The Deferential Wife,” 1838 == | == Caroline Gilman, “The Deferential Wife,” 1838 == | ||
